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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Meet Reagan, a Young Fighter Spreading Joy – BlackDoctor
Reagan (Photo courtesy of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®) In 2012, President Barack Obama proclaimed September as National Childhood Cancer…
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I Was Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer at 33. Here’s What I Want Black Men to Know – BlackDoctor
Courtesy of Wayne Singleton When Wayne Singleton, a 45-year-old Louisiana-based Creole touring musician who also works as a cattle farmer,…
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What If Your Next Doctor’s Visit Could Catch Prostate Cancer Earlier? – BlackDoctor
You feel fine. No pain, no changes in urination, no fatigue – so what’s the problem? Turns out, for many…
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Doctors Thought I Had Cancer. It Took 3 Years to Discover My Rare Disease – BlackDoctor
Photo courtesy of Sabrina For years, Sabrina, a loving wife and grandmother, endured persistent, unexplained neurological symptoms that disrupted her…
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Investigational Individualized Neoantigen Therapy Clinical Trials for Certain People with Lung Cancer – BlackDoctor
Sponsored by Merck What is non-small cell lung cancer? Lung cancer happens when normal cells in your lungs change and…
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FDA Approves New Pill for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: What Black Patients Need to Know – BlackDoctor
Photo by Moyo Studio/Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first drug shown to substantially…
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Can Herbs for Prostate Cancer Help Your Health? Here’s What a Doctor Says
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among American men. With one in eight facing this diagnosis over…
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7 Ways a New Cancer Vaccine Could Change Cancer Care for Black Americans – BlackDoctor
Imagine a future where cancer treatment is tailored just for you. That’s the hope behind a new personalized cancer vaccine…
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How CBS’s Beyond the Gates Uses a Multigenerational Cancer Battle to Break the Silence on Black Family Health – BlackDoctor
Finding new ways to address Black family health, CBS’s Beyond the Gates daytime drama presents expansive storylines of the Dupree…
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Traveling After Prostate Cancer Treatment: What Black Men Wish They Knew – BlackDoctor
For many men, finishing prostate cancer treatment comes with a mix of emotions: relief that treatment is over, gratitude for…
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